Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 5.33.42

एकं हन्यान्न वा हन्यादिषुर्मुक्तो धनुष्मता ।
बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतोत्सृष्टा हन्याद्राष्ट्रं सराजकम् ॥ ४२ ॥

ekaṃ hanyānna vā hanyādiṣurmukto dhanuṣmatā |
buddhirbuddhimatotsṛṣṭā hanyādrāṣṭraṃ sarājakam || 42 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...foremost of heroes anwng the Bharatas, either give me lack my own Indraprastha or fight with me!'" "Yudhishthira said, 'O Sanjaya, the righteous and the unrighteous, the young...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.33.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Var, Ishu, Mukta, Dhanushmat, Dhanushmata, Buddhi, Buddhimat, Buddhimata, Utsrishta, Rashtra, Sarajaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.33.42). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “ekaṃ hanyānna hanyādiṣurmukto dhanuṣmatā
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hanyān -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hanyād -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • iṣur -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mukto* -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • dhanuṣmatā -
  • dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhanuṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhanuṣmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “buddhirbuddhimatotsṛṣṭā hanyādrāṣṭraṃ sarājakam
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhimato -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    buddhimat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    buddhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsṛṣṭā* -
  • utsṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utsṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hanyād -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarājakam -
  • sarājaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarājaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarājakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.33.42

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.33.42 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಂ ಹನ್ಯಾನ್ನ ವಾ ಹನ್ಯಾದಿಷುರ್ಮುಕ್ತೋ ಧನುಷ್ಮತಾ ।
ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತೋತ್ಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಹನ್ಯಾದ್ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ಸರಾಜಕಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 5.33.42 in Bengali sript:
একং হন্যান্ন বা হন্যাদিষুর্মুক্তো ধনুষ্মতা ।
বুদ্ধির্বুদ্ধিমতোত্সৃষ্টা হন্যাদ্রাষ্ট্রং সরাজকম্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 5.33.42 in Gujarati sript:
એકં હન્યાન્ન વા હન્યાદિષુર્મુક્તો ધનુષ્મતા ।
બુદ્ધિર્બુદ્ધિમતોત્સૃષ્ટા હન્યાદ્રાષ્ટ્રં સરાજકમ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.33.42 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകം ഹന്യാന്ന വാ ഹന്യാദിഷുര്മുക്തോ ധനുഷ്മതാ ।
ബുദ്ധിര്ബുദ്ധിമതോത്സൃഷ്ടാ ഹന്യാദ്രാഷ്ട്രം സരാജകമ് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.33.42 in Telugu sript:
ఏకం హన్యాన్న వా హన్యాదిషుర్ముక్తో ధనుష్మతా ।
బుద్ధిర్బుద్ధిమతోత్సృష్టా హన్యాద్రాష్ట్రం సరాజకమ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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